H 4246 {Rat #130, Act #127 of 2020} General Bill, By Sandifer and Thayer

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 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 60 OF 2017, RELATING TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS BY THE
 REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE TIME EFFECTIVE DATE TO JULY 1,
 2020, AND TO LIMIT APPLICABILITY OF THIS REVISED TIME EFFECTIVE DATE WITH
 RESPECT TO LICENSE RENEWALS. - ratified title
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   03/13/19  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 28)
   03/13/19  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 28)
   03/26/19  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 41)
   04/02/19  House  Amended (House Journal-page 22)
   04/02/19  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 22)
   04/02/19  House  Roll call Yeas-107  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 23)
   04/03/19  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 21)
   04/03/19  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
   04/03/19  Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (Senate Journal-page 13)
   01/23/20  Senate Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (Senate Journal-page 16)
   03/04/20  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 68)
   03/04/20  Senate Roll call Ayes-46  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 68)
   03/10/20  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 27)
   03/19/20         Ratified R  130
   03/24/20         Signed By Governor
   03/26/20         Effective date  See Act for Effective Date
   03/26/20         Act No.  127

(A127, R130, H4246)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 60 OF 2017, RELATING TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE TIME EFFECTIVE DATE TO JULY 1, 2020, AND TO LIMIT APPLICABILITY OF THIS REVISED TIME EFFECTIVE DATE WITH RESPECT TO LICENSE RENEWALS.

Whereas, in Act 60 of 2017, the South Carolina General Assembly enacted various provisions concerning criminal background checks for licensees of the South Carolina Real Estate Commission, effective three years after approval by the Governor; and

Whereas, the Governor approved Act 60 of 2017 on May 19, 2017, which makes May 19, 2020, the effective date of that act; and

Whereas, the May 19, 2020, effective date falls during a licensee renewal period, which would make the criminal background check provisions applicable to some applicants for license renewal but not others, creating a disparate effect and unnecessarily complicating the renewal process for these hardworking professionals; and

Whereas, the General Assembly finds it necessary to revise the effective date of Act 60 of 2017 to occur immediately after the conclusion of this license renewal period. Now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Act 60 of 2017 effective date changed, applicability

SECTION    1.    SECTION 5 of Act 60 of 2017 is amended to read:

"SECTION    5.    This act takes effect on July 1, 2020, and with respect to license renewals is only applicable to renewals initially due after June 30, 2020."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval of the Governor.

Ratified the 19th day of March, 2020.

Approved the 24th day of March, 2020.